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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

social event go
an event characteristic of persons forming groups

competition, contest go
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

match go
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

field event
a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track

noun.event

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high jump go
a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar
broad jump, long jump go
a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
pole vault, pole vaulting, pole jump, pole jumping go
a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole
shot put go
an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible
hammer throw go
an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
discus go
an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
javelin go
an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible